Weather Records on 13 September 1949

935 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 September 1949. Highest significance: Binka, IN.

Key Facts for 13 September 1949

On 13 September 1949, 935 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 425 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 927 daily.
Binka set a monthly record daily precipitation of 257.3 mm (10.1 in) on 13 September 1949.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

935 stations

935 station records on 13 September 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 September 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Binka	India	Record daily precipitation	257.3 mm (10.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Leeton Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Uroly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Narsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McDonald	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ulamambri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiyahat	India	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson (Anda-Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indigo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pambula Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Onda	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marrawah (State School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gogeldrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sandigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burrendong (Pine Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Simon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bristow	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bassett Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chakaibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Otto FAA AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mildred	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lundbreck	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Lin des Laurentides	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Regulator	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

935 records

Records set or tied on 13 September 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 158, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 267, Heaviest daily rainfall 455, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 13 September 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	158
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	267
Heaviest daily rainfall	455
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 September 1949 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 927.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

798 broken records

Margins by which the 798 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 September 1949

Top 20 records on 13 September 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 September 1949	Binka, IN	monthly rain	257.3 mm (10.1 in)	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1949	Leeton Caravan Park, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1949	Uroly, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1949	Narsingpur, IN	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1949	Narrandera Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1949	Pte de la Hague, FR	all-time rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1949	Farmington, US	daily rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1949	Nashville 1 E, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1949	Vineland, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1949	Mount McDonald, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1949	Ulamambri Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1949	Paraiyahat, IN	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1949	Greenethorpe (Iandra), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1949	Dawson (Anda-Vale), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1949	Indigo, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1949	Pambula Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1949	Onda, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1949	Salem, US	monthly rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1949	Manildra (Hazeldale), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1949	Marrawah (State School), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	32 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

1793 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1949. 1949 had 935 records.

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

Records on 09-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1822	1
1835	1
1836	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	2
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1872	3
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1882	2
1883	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1899	7
1900	3
1901	15
1902	30
1903	17
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	6
1908	11
1909	26
1910	11
1911	65
1912	23
1913	43
1914	42
1915	48
1916	19
1917	172
1918	33
1919	88
1920	48
1921	63
1922	124
1923	122
1924	65
1925	294
1926	76
1927	439
1928	253
1929	187
1930	284
1931	639
1932	171
1933	299
1934	187
1935	363
1936	519
1937	486
1938	382
1939	918
1940	841
1941	299
1942	287
1943	602
1944	361
1945	657
1946	423
1947	491
1948	472
1949	935
1950	657
1951	469
1952	569
1953	732
1954	291
1955	387
1956	332
1957	544
1958	578
1959	740
1960	660
1961	972
1962	378
1963	676
1964	645
1965	572
1966	501
1967	420
1968	239
1969	518
1970	1,216
1971	708
1972	396
1973	746
1974	965
1975	1,365
1976	411
1977	457
1978	796
1979	574
1980	648
1981	408
1982	1,004
1983	703
1984	646
1985	852
1986	741
1987	970
1988	902
1989	1,243
1990	1,187
1991	672
1992	580
1993	1,143
1994	667
1995	845
1996	1,117
1997	657
1998	1,654
1999	847
2000	856
2001	841
2002	879
2003	728
2004	743
2005	854
2006	1,076
2007	543
2008	1,508
2009	811
2010	827
2011	1,099
2012	526
2013	967
2014	1,291
2015	879
2016	1,093
2017	945
2018	636
2019	660
2020	591
2021	416
2022	668
2023	514
2024	818
2025	492
2026	905

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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	773
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1