Weather Records on 15 September 1949

523 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 September 1949. Highest significance: Nandurbar, IN.

Key Facts for 15 September 1949

On 15 September 1949, 523 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 271 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 515 daily.
Nandurbar set a daily record precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 15 September 1949.
Across 170 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

523 stations

523 station records on 15 September 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 September 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nandurbar	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Talcher	India	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harda	India	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uniao Dos Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	192.8 mm (7.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kamakhyanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Silver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quebrangulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlequah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Geary	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaliakheri	India	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bhainsdehi	India	Record daily precipitation	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Reno	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waurika	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Platt Nat'l Pk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pet Jorhat	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sakoli	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Betul(Badnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lawton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

523 records

Records set or tied on 15 September 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 226, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 170.

Records on 15 September 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	226
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 September 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 515.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

437 broken records

Margins by which the 437 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 128.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 September 1949

Top 20 records on 15 September 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 September 1949	Nandurbar, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1949	Talcher, IN	daily rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	128.1 mm (5.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1949	Cascade Locks, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1949	Elephant Butte Dam, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1949	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1949	Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho), BR	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1949	Chindwara, IN	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1949	Harda, IN	daily rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1949	Uniao Dos Palmares, BR	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1949	Feodosiia, UA	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1949	Wagoner, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1949	Wallace, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1949	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1949	Edalabad, IN	daily rain	192.8 mm (7.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1949	Henderson, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1949	Kamakhyanagar, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1949	Portal, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1949	Silver City, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1949	Vastervik, SE	daily high min	15.3 C (59.5 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	66 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1949	Quebrangulo, BR	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	4 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

1797 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1949. 1949 had 523 records.

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

Records on 09-15 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1816	1
1818	1
1823	2
1833	1
1836	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	6
1884	3
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	5
1890	1
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	12
1902	7
1903	31
1904	30
1905	16
1906	6
1907	7
1908	16
1909	16
1910	2
1911	40
1912	64
1913	43
1914	18
1915	94
1916	44
1917	50
1918	50
1919	52
1920	164
1921	122
1922	53
1923	193
1924	103
1925	112
1926	134
1927	539
1928	86
1929	99
1930	235
1931	422
1932	295
1933	322
1934	351
1935	463
1936	460
1937	337
1938	247
1939	1,098
1940	181
1941	276
1942	278
1943	360
1944	396
1945	418
1946	411
1947	621
1948	557
1949	523
1950	750
1951	283
1952	455
1953	400
1954	518
1955	532
1956	646
1957	449
1958	294
1959	844
1960	410
1961	586
1962	557
1963	455
1964	839
1965	614
1966	534
1967	578
1968	429
1969	362
1970	1,157
1971	598
1972	356
1973	774
1974	386
1975	739
1976	667
1977	400
1978	628
1979	1,022
1980	563
1981	613
1982	1,315
1983	756
1984	766
1985	764
1986	928
1987	719
1988	818
1989	955
1990	911
1991	1,165
1992	919
1993	2,227
1994	1,363
1995	723
1996	1,212
1997	1,177
1998	1,768
1999	858
2000	1,175
2001	837
2002	1,212
2003	855
2004	893
2005	1,123
2006	1,042
2007	946
2008	1,153
2009	773
2010	913
2011	1,170
2012	568
2013	854
2014	443
2015	997
2016	988
2017	825
2018	874
2019	538
2020	785
2021	467
2022	392
2023	507
2024	681
2025	503
2026	779

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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	402
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1