Weather Records on 20 September 1949

268 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 September 1949. Highest significance: Darwha, IN.

Key Facts for 20 September 1949

On 20 September 1949, 268 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 265 daily.
Darwha set a daily record precipitation of 110.7 mm (4.4 in) on 20 September 1949.
Across 156 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

268 stations

268 station records on 20 September 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 September 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Darwha	India	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ramgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Digras	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarikere	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pottangi	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Abohar	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lunkaransar	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Khetri	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gobindgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvangadi	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laredo	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Biccavole	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jayamkondam	India	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aracaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sompeta	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nargund	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kanigiri	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Allepey Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Isakapally	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Srikakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Baindur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tekkali	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chowghat	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eulolo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Duchess Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maxwelton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quixeramobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toolebuc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenlyon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ooldea Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Cocketgedong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Ipaguassu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

268 records

Records set or tied on 20 September 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 115.

Records on 20 September 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 September 1949 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 265.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

194 broken records

Margins by which the 194 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 September 1949

Top 20 records on 20 September 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 September 1949	Darwha, IN	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1949	Ramgarh, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1949	Digras, IN	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1949	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1949	Tarikere, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1949	Pottangi, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1949	Abohar, IN	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1949	Podili(Podile), IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1949	Lunkaransar, IN	all-time rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1949	Khetri, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1949	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	73 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1949	Gajapathinagaram, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1949	Gobindgarh, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1949	Pundi, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1949	Sherthala, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1949	Tiruvangadi, IN	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1949	Chita, RU	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	57 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1949	Laredo, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1949	Biccavole, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1949	Jayamkondam, IN	monthly rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	26 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

1812 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1949. 1949 had 268 records.

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

Records on 09-20 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1837	1
1840	1
1844	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	2
1859	2
1860	1
1862	1
1870	1
1871	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	8
1891	4
1893	5
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	16
1898	4
1899	1
1900	2
1901	3
1902	3
1903	3
1904	12
1905	8
1906	22
1907	11
1908	24
1909	10
1910	8
1911	21
1912	34
1913	48
1914	28
1915	239
1916	28
1917	100
1918	59
1919	55
1920	64
1921	40
1922	52
1923	249
1924	329
1925	330
1926	129
1927	169
1928	144
1929	373
1930	102
1931	564
1932	270
1933	223
1934	349
1935	201
1936	133
1937	385
1938	506
1939	312
1940	591
1941	582
1942	436
1943	419
1944	466
1945	406
1946	766
1947	460
1948	454
1949	268
1950	435
1951	267
1952	434
1953	479
1954	628
1955	625
1956	985
1957	514
1958	410
1959	489
1960	352
1961	384
1962	707
1963	290
1964	482
1965	1,180
1966	414
1967	449
1968	617
1969	604
1970	591
1971	884
1972	582
1973	569
1974	771
1975	527
1976	375
1977	776
1978	1,216
1979	767
1980	567
1981	979
1982	911
1983	1,958
1984	895
1985	730
1986	743
1987	856
1988	698
1989	968
1990	743
1991	1,835
1992	718
1993	1,031
1994	788
1995	1,374
1996	1,077
1997	1,282
1998	1,157
1999	923
2000	908
2001	821
2002	845
2003	910
2004	1,156
2005	960
2006	732
2007	645
2008	648
2009	715
2010	1,497
2011	650
2012	549
2013	595
2014	577
2015	439
2016	778
2017	920
2018	1,020
2019	835
2020	630
2021	565
2022	786
2023	482
2024	596
2025	877
2026	682

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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	171
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1