Weather Records on 19 September 1949

303 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 September 1949. Highest significance: Dardanelle, US.

Key Facts for 19 September 1949

On 19 September 1949, 303 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 300 daily.
Dardanelle set a daily record precipitation of 87.4 mm (3.4 in) on 19 September 1949.
Across 166 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

303 stations

303 station records on 19 September 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 September 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rohtak	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Anupgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kasganj	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Suratgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jalesar	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Neemkathana	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mathura	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dodson 6 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sahaswan	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dayanathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jhajjar	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hanumangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mercanam	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atrauli	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Balanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Khurja	India	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gooty	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dungargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bharthana	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mat	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jhunjhunu	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sanehighat	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sikandarabad	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Basaunti	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Byrdstown 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

303 records

Records set or tied on 19 September 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 19 September 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 September 1949 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 300.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

241 broken records

Margins by which the 241 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 September 1949

Top 20 records on 19 September 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 September 1949	Dardanelle, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1949	Brenham, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1949	Rohtak, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1949	Anupgarh, IN	all-time rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1949	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1949	Kasganj, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1949	Suratgarh, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1949	Marshall, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1949	Arthur City, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1949	Jalesar, IN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1949	Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DK	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1949	Neemkathana, IN	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1949	Hempstead, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1949	Smithville, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1949	Williamson, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1949	Gopalpur, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1949	Mathura, IN	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1949	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	monthly low min	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1949	Beatrice, CA	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	68 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1949	Dodson 6 ENE, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	22 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

1805 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1949. 1949 had 303 records.

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

Records on 09-19 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1818	1
1820	1
1825	1
1830	1
1833	1
1834	1
1837	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	3
1851	2
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1877	2
1881	2
1882	4
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	7
1890	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	5
1896	2
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	17
1902	6
1903	16
1904	9
1905	18
1906	33
1907	9
1908	5
1909	16
1910	16
1911	4
1912	39
1913	200
1914	48
1915	174
1916	38
1917	134
1918	62
1919	52
1920	53
1921	109
1922	81
1923	83
1924	90
1925	356
1926	171
1927	152
1928	211
1929	435
1930	154
1931	400
1932	292
1933	343
1934	171
1935	240
1936	152
1937	331
1938	519
1939	292
1940	459
1941	430
1942	830
1943	540
1944	406
1945	417
1946	802
1947	694
1948	457
1949	303
1950	474
1951	240
1952	545
1953	467
1954	557
1955	578
1956	661
1957	638
1958	354
1959	774
1960	344
1961	445
1962	387
1963	403
1964	350
1965	1,080
1966	529
1967	417
1968	433
1969	493
1970	437
1971	1,127
1972	629
1973	438
1974	637
1975	570
1976	390
1977	719
1978	1,139
1979	727
1980	591
1981	1,462
1982	594
1983	1,630
1984	970
1985	926
1986	737
1987	1,113
1988	973
1989	911
1990	874
1991	2,027
1992	752
1993	885
1994	736
1995	1,096
1996	1,069
1997	1,107
1998	1,039
1999	611
2000	947
2001	1,188
2002	866
2003	1,094
2004	964
2005	814
2006	851
2007	633
2008	647
2009	700
2010	1,414
2011	848
2012	775
2013	578
2014	715
2015	520
2016	999
2017	703
2018	871
2019	584
2020	668
2021	511
2022	666
2023	622
2024	707
2025	554
2026	711

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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	197
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2