Weather Records on 11 September 1949

450 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 September 1949. Highest significance: Uppsala_Aut, SE.

Key Facts for 11 September 1949

On 11 September 1949, 450 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 443 daily.
Uppsala_Aut set a daily record precipitation of 30.1 mm (1.2 in) on 11 September 1949.
Across 164 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

450 stations

450 station records on 11 September 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 September 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Malkapur	India	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Echo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colton Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Geraldine 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Terowie (Parnaroo Sect 50)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bookaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Matar	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Gasworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vishnupur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonari	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kapadvanj	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jhalod	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crown King	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Reedy Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Balgownie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glengallan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

450 records

Records set or tied on 11 September 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 11 September 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 11 September 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 443.

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 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 September 1949

Top 20 records on 11 September 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 September 1949	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	101 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1949	Plains, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1949	Minnedosa, CA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1949	Malkapur, IN	daily rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1949	Terrick Terrick Stud, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1949	Echo, US	monthly rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1949	Colton Railway Station, AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1949	Tamworth Airport, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1949	Geraldine 6 SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1949	Old Baratta Homestead, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1949	Terowie (Parnaroo Sect 50), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1949	Dodballapur, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1949	Bookaloo, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1949	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	73 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1949	Matar, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1949	Glen Innes Gasworks, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1949	Yengarie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1949	Vishnupur, IN	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1949	Wellington, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1949	Sonari, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	36 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

1809 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1949. 1949 had 450 records.

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

Records on 09-11 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1814	3
1818	1
1830	1
1836	1
1838	3
1839	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	1
1860	2
1861	1
1863	2
1865	3
1866	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	4
1883	2
1884	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1893	4
1894	2
1895	4
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	15
1903	13
1904	4
1905	5
1906	10
1907	9
1908	20
1909	12
1910	19
1911	9
1912	25
1913	22
1914	52
1915	160
1916	17
1917	88
1918	62
1919	52
1920	158
1921	52
1922	78
1923	44
1924	290
1925	260
1926	137
1927	300
1928	127
1929	206
1930	136
1931	868
1932	210
1933	276
1934	144
1935	410
1936	567
1937	324
1938	288
1939	561
1940	891
1941	210
1942	234
1943	335
1944	446
1945	341
1946	262
1947	611
1948	424
1949	450
1950	462
1951	247
1952	549
1953	392
1954	363
1955	479
1956	539
1957	470
1958	748
1959	488
1960	423
1961	524
1962	480
1963	359
1964	1,195
1965	414
1966	392
1967	478
1968	835
1969	685
1970	474
1971	464
1972	507
1973	612
1974	430
1975	644
1976	920
1977	406
1978	911
1979	596
1980	474
1981	347
1982	862
1983	1,243
1984	888
1985	844
1986	1,221
1987	595
1988	1,019
1989	1,301
1990	840
1991	843
1992	672
1993	809
1994	713
1995	619
1996	1,030
1997	808
1998	1,821
1999	1,073
2000	1,469
2001	826
2002	1,059
2003	1,022
2004	740
2005	1,163
2006	1,132
2007	947
2008	916
2009	774
2010	965
2011	1,051
2012	687
2013	1,207
2014	1,100
2015	683
2016	677
2017	916
2018	763
2019	806
2020	1,235
2021	851
2022	617
2023	1,034
2024	889
2025	917
2026	615

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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	332
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1