Weather Records on 1 September 1949

1,102 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 September 1949. Highest significance: Lintons Station, AU.

Key Facts for 1 September 1949

On 1 September 1949, 1,102 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 539 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,072 daily.
Lintons Station set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 1 September 1949.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

1,102 stations

1,102 station records on 1 September 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 September 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lintons Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gleneva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Northampton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ogilvie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tallering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tenindewa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yandanooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ajana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowgada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mumby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nangetty	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tenindewa Bindu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Braeside 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nabawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Isseka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Naraling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wicka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Urella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yarragadee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bombay (Colaba) Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gauribidanur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mingenew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bagalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nawabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chhibramau	India	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amod	India	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hiriyur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pattikonda	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,102 records

Records set or tied on 1 September 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 165, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 374, Heaviest daily rainfall 410.

Records on 1 September 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	165
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	374
Heaviest daily rainfall	410
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 September 1949 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 29, daily 1,072.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

942 broken records

Margins by which the 942 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 September 1949

Top 20 records on 1 September 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 September 1949	Lintons Station, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1949	Geraldton Town, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1949	Gleneva, AU	monthly rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1949	Northampton, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1949	Chestnut Hill, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1949	Ogilvie, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1949	Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1949	Lake Konomoc, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1949	Greenough, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1949	Tallering, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1949	Tenindewa, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1949	Yandanooka, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1949	Yuna, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1949	Maharajganj, IN	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1949	Ajana, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1949	Bowgada, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1949	Morawa, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1949	Mumby, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1949	Nangetty, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1949	Tenindewa Bindu, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	48 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

1797 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1949. 1949 had 1,102 records.

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

Records on 09-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	1
1819	1
1827	1
1831	1
1838	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1869	3
1871	1
1873	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	3
1879	2
1881	5
1883	1
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1890	2
1892	2
1894	3
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	14
1902	5
1903	16
1904	9
1905	6
1906	26
1907	14
1908	26
1909	34
1910	22
1911	16
1912	47
1913	32
1914	23
1915	46
1916	16
1917	24
1918	31
1919	19
1920	31
1921	46
1922	67
1923	75
1924	210
1925	127
1926	182
1927	136
1928	166
1929	324
1930	264
1931	233
1932	550
1933	622
1934	654
1935	584
1936	385
1937	502
1938	373
1939	303
1940	333
1941	497
1942	532
1943	578
1944	377
1945	497
1946	642
1947	555
1948	460
1949	1,102
1950	849
1951	668
1952	644
1953	937
1954	407
1955	413
1956	504
1957	320
1958	427
1959	519
1960	408
1961	531
1962	368
1963	416
1964	621
1965	657
1966	596
1967	1,263
1968	604
1969	493
1970	502
1971	464
1972	518
1973	874
1974	895
1975	939
1976	627
1977	500
1978	809
1979	459
1980	671
1981	649
1982	642
1983	1,167
1984	619
1985	901
1986	964
1987	909
1988	651
1989	823
1990	749
1991	687
1992	1,010
1993	1,122
1994	1,291
1995	1,165
1996	823
1997	1,161
1998	1,159
1999	925
2000	1,613
2001	904
2002	778
2003	1,254
2004	827
2005	901
2006	1,157
2007	976
2008	1,204
2009	1,003
2010	1,313
2011	1,071
2012	874
2013	775
2014	515
2015	661
2016	522
2017	686
2018	399
2019	800
2020	689
2021	751
2022	1,016
2023	720
2024	938
2025	359
2026	521

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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	788
10 to 20	92
20 to 30	35
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	2