Weather Records on 23 August 1949

456 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1949. Highest significance: Hindupur, IN.

Key Facts for 23 August 1949

On 23 August 1949, 456 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 445 daily.
Hindupur set a daily record precipitation of 97.8 mm (3.9 in) on 23 August 1949.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

456 stations

456 station records on 23 August 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hindupur	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Quilon Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nanjangud	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marnai	India	Record daily precipitation	244.6 mm (9.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Intake Wainiha 1086	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Griffin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karunagapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chamarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pennagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Punganur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon U of S	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

456 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 185.

Records on 23 August 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 445.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

360 broken records

Margins by which the 360 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 123.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1949

Top 20 records on 23 August 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1949	Hindupur, IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1949	Quilon Pwd, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1949	Nanjangud, IN	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1949	Haripad, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1949	Kakinada, IN	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1949	Attingal, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1949	Barguzin, RU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1949	Taipu, BR	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1949	Marnai, IN	daily rain	244.6 mm (9.6 in)	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1949	Intake Wainiha 1086, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1949	Spicer, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1949	Griffin, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1949	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1949	Goodwater, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1949	Monticello, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1949	Vaikom, IN	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1949	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1949	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1949	Gainesville UNIV of Fl, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1949	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	monthly low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	56 years	39 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

1802 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1949. 1949 had 456 records.

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

Records on 08-23 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1813	2
1816	2
1817	1
1818	1
1829	1
1839	3
1840	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1853	2
1857	1
1858	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	2
1877	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1890	3
1891	4
1892	4
1893	4
1894	2
1895	3
1896	6
1897	1
1898	8
1899	8
1900	2
1901	10
1902	9
1903	9
1904	6
1905	8
1906	27
1907	15
1908	18
1909	10
1910	15
1911	23
1912	44
1913	9
1914	23
1915	63
1916	23
1917	26
1918	91
1919	24
1920	102
1921	280
1922	58
1923	284
1924	127
1925	182
1926	99
1927	198
1928	196
1929	240
1930	432
1931	412
1932	211
1933	342
1934	308
1935	220
1936	980
1937	522
1938	654
1939	439
1940	535
1941	375
1942	540
1943	505
1944	578
1945	338
1946	416
1947	1,071
1948	594
1949	456
1950	461
1951	347
1952	456
1953	292
1954	438
1955	375
1956	501
1957	645
1958	402
1959	494
1960	806
1961	644
1962	364
1963	380
1964	724
1965	357
1966	802
1967	541
1968	1,384
1969	728
1970	518
1971	610
1972	614
1973	650
1974	612
1975	627
1976	703
1977	557
1978	577
1979	459
1980	552
1981	663
1982	713
1983	1,264
1984	862
1985	1,187
1986	839
1987	1,119
1988	1,604
1989	902
1990	661
1991	697
1992	1,291
1993	796
1994	738
1995	1,212
1996	1,161
1997	1,599
1998	1,138
1999	802
2000	936
2001	834
2002	931
2003	1,103
2004	862
2005	786
2006	728
2007	1,513
2008	966
2009	1,241
2010	1,244
2011	1,412
2012	688
2013	397
2014	960
2015	673
2016	595
2017	543
2018	479
2019	445
2020	1,093
2021	629
2022	781
2023	1,287
2024	1,150
2025	1,295
2026	592

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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	18
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1