Weather Records on 24 August 1949

260 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1949. Highest significance: Kudligi, IN.

Key Facts for 24 August 1949

On 24 August 1949, 260 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 257 daily.
Kudligi set a daily record precipitation of 82.3 mm (3.2 in) on 24 August 1949.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

260 stations

260 station records on 24 August 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kudligi	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rapalle	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvur(Tiruvvru)	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paripiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hanamkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Partapganj	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kadur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ennis	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salgueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Derriwong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burley	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Araruna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo Ezbekiya	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Santo Antonio de Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bilasipara	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tundi	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

260 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 75.

Records on 24 August 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	75
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 257.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

192 broken records

Margins by which the 192 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1949

Top 20 records on 24 August 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1949	Kudligi, IN	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1949	Rapalle, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1949	Tiruvur(Tiruvvru), IN	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1949	Corsicana, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1949	Jagalur, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1949	Falfurrias, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1949	Kaufman 3 SE, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1949	Paripiranga, BR	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1949	Natural Brg, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1949	Hanamkonda, IN	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1949	Partapganj, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1949	San Marcos, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1949	Caguas, PR	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1949	San German 4 W, PR	daily low max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1949	Middletown 4 W, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	57 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1949	Redding Fire STN 2, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1949	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1949	Hondo, US	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1949	Covington, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	51 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1949	Tartu-Toravere, EE	daily low min	4.8 C (40.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	47 years	22 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

1802 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1949. 1949 had 260 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

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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	168
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2