Weather Records on 31 August 1949

409 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1949. Highest significance: Bookara, AU.

Key Facts for 31 August 1949

On 31 August 1949, 409 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 400 daily.
Bookara set a daily record precipitation of 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 31 August 1949.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

409 stations

409 station records on 31 August 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bookara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Urvakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parner	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bairgania	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Brow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Helena 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shrigonda	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Colachel Salt Fa	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Northern Gully	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buldana	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rifle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Reno	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karad	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chamarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

409 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 144.

Records on 31 August 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1949 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 400.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

310 broken records

Margins by which the 310 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1949

Top 20 records on 31 August 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1949	Bookara, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1949	Lakin, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1949	Urvakonda, IN	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1949	Sharon Springs, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1949	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1949	Pbo Anantapur, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1949	Parner, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1949	Bairgania, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1949	Hosur, IN	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1949	Henderson, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1949	Waycross 4 NE, US	monthly rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1949	Hugoton, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1949	Berry Brow, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1949	Srivilliputhur, IN	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1949	Millinocket, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1949	Florence 8 NE, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1949	Helena 1 S, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1949	Indian Mills 2 W, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1949	Santa Fe, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	69 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1949	Westfield 2 SSE, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	29 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

1796 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1949. 1949 had 409 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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Data for records on 1949-08-31: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	239
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1