Weather Records on 21 August 1949

508 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 August 1949. Highest significance: Varzea Alegre, BR.

Key Facts for 21 August 1949

On 21 August 1949, 508 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 324 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 478 daily.
Varzea Alegre set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.5 mm (3.0 in) on 21 August 1949.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

508 stations

508 station records on 21 August 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 August 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Varzea Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brejo da Madre de Deus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mossoro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lakhipur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cascavel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Antenor Navarro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bhikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narkatiyaganj	India	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canguaretama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Patacharkuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albemarle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Banner Elk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brejo Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tryon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Partapganj	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

508 records

Records set or tied on 21 August 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 150, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 174, Heaviest daily rainfall 104.

Records on 21 August 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	150
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	174
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 August 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 478.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

369 broken records

Margins by which the 369 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 August 1949

Top 20 records on 21 August 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 August 1949	Varzea Alegre, BR	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 August 1949	Teresina, BR	monthly rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1949	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1949	Brejo da Madre de Deus, BR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1949	Mossoro, BR	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1949	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1949	Lakhipur, IN	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1949	Athens, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1949	Greenville, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1949	Cascavel, BR	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1949	Antenor Navarro, BR	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1949	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1949	Bhikapur, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1949	Anderson, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1949	Booneville, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1949	Uman, UA	monthly low max	9.8 C (49.6 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1949	Laurens, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1949	Narkatiyaganj, IN	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1949	Canguaretama, BR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1949	Port Said, EG	monthly low max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	41 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

1800 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1949. 1949 had 508 records.

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

Records on 08-21 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1804	1
1807	1
1816	1
1818	1
1832	1
1834	1
1839	3
1843	1
1847	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	2
1863	1
1866	1
1867	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	5
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1893	4
1894	8
1895	3
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	9
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	4
1906	22
1907	20
1908	13
1909	17
1910	33
1911	19
1912	50
1913	37
1914	24
1915	21
1916	106
1917	101
1918	202
1919	19
1920	59
1921	34
1922	58
1923	111
1924	135
1925	220
1926	227
1927	228
1928	110
1929	234
1930	297
1931	277
1932	264
1933	328
1934	320
1935	318
1936	807
1937	762
1938	239
1939	630
1940	683
1941	180
1942	415
1943	438
1944	346
1945	544
1946	390
1947	954
1948	305
1949	508
1950	958
1951	699
1952	368
1953	331
1954	497
1955	885
1956	701
1957	490
1958	389
1959	704
1960	490
1961	644
1962	469
1963	338
1964	794
1965	455
1966	661
1967	541
1968	1,014
1969	650
1970	373
1971	660
1972	441
1973	438
1974	564
1975	545
1976	756
1977	764
1978	445
1979	778
1980	904
1981	1,015
1982	769
1983	1,407
1984	975
1985	623
1986	1,166
1987	740
1988	889
1989	828
1990	910
1991	828
1992	957
1993	698
1994	968
1995	962
1996	950
1997	1,291
1998	948
1999	717
2000	861
2001	797
2002	965
2003	1,241
2004	1,585
2005	1,071
2006	797
2007	1,829
2008	1,012
2009	1,319
2010	1,155
2011	1,022
2012	990
2013	513
2014	624
2015	651
2016	890
2017	347
2018	816
2019	631
2020	1,147
2021	767
2022	917
2023	1,826
2024	777
2025	1,230
2026	1,289

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	326
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	3