Weather Records on 22 September 1949

385 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 September 1949. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 22 September 1949

On 22 September 1949, 385 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 353 daily.
Oxford set a daily record precipitation of 38.9 mm (1.5 in) on 22 September 1949.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

385 stations

385 station records on 22 September 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 September 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kanigiri	India	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bapatla	India	Record daily precipitation	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kanuparthi	India	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	264.7 mm (10.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aloograda	India	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bombay (Colaba) Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	372.1 mm (14.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dhond	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alibag-Cvl.Hosp.	India	Record daily precipitation	307.3 mm (12.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sangola	India	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ongole	India	Record daily precipitation	232.7 mm (9.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nandikottur	India	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mhaswad	India	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Markapur	India	Record daily precipitation	228.1 mm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bagewadi	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Peapalli(Pyapali)	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kandukur	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yemmiganur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Giddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muddebihal	India	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mandangad	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Akluj	India	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nandyal	India	Record daily precipitation	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bijapur	India	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roha	India	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mahim	India	Record daily precipitation	227.8 mm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Khed	India	Record daily precipitation	234.2 mm (9.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chinaganjam	India	Record daily precipitation	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Umbergaon	India	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uran	India	Record daily precipitation	306.1 mm (12.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indi	India	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vita (Khanapur)	India	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malsiras	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tenali	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koilkuntla	India	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dennison Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pen	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karad	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Khandala	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tadpatri	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dhone	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karjat	India	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Addanki	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santaravur	India	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

385 records

Records set or tied on 22 September 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 196.

Records on 22 September 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 September 1949 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 25, daily 353.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

323 broken records

Margins by which the 323 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 247.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 September 1949

Top 20 records on 22 September 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 1949	Oxford, GB	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	103 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1949	Kanigiri, IN	monthly rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	41 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1949	Bapatla, IN	daily rain	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1949	Kanuparthi, IN	daily rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1949	Venukonda, IN	monthly rain	264.7 mm (10.4 in)	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1949	Aloograda, IN	daily rain	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1949	Bombay (Colaba) Obsy Sr, IN	all-time rain	372.1 mm (14.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1949	Dhond, IN	all-time rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1949	Alibag-Cvl.Hosp., IN	daily rain	307.3 mm (12.1 in)	247.1 mm (9.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1949	Sangola, IN	daily rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1949	Ongole, IN	monthly rain	232.7 mm (9.2 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1949	Nandikottur, IN	daily rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1949	Mhaswad, IN	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1949	Markapur, IN	all-time rain	228.1 mm (9.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1949	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1949	Kurnool, IN	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1949	Bagewadi, IN	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1949	Caguas, PR	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1949	Peapalli(Pyapali), IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1949	Kandukur, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	48 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

1793 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1949. 1949 had 385 records.

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

Records on 09-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1824	1
1825	1
1827	1
1830	1
1835	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	2
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1851	3
1855	1
1856	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	4
1878	1
1881	2
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	3
1898	8
1899	12
1900	3
1901	3
1902	7
1903	4
1904	34
1905	5
1906	16
1907	12
1908	10
1909	6
1910	18
1911	17
1912	17
1913	43
1914	48
1915	23
1916	236
1917	128
1918	25
1919	64
1920	35
1921	44
1922	27
1923	118
1924	132
1925	265
1926	214
1927	160
1928	119
1929	166
1930	231
1931	732
1932	189
1933	230
1934	348
1935	231
1936	448
1937	507
1938	394
1939	266
1940	621
1941	424
1942	323
1943	266
1944	299
1945	739
1946	288
1947	583
1948	345
1949	385
1950	394
1951	419
1952	383
1953	253
1954	359
1955	584
1956	490
1957	580
1958	633
1959	416
1960	360
1961	555
1962	732
1963	351
1964	249
1965	841
1966	595
1967	507
1968	526
1969	488
1970	1,197
1971	500
1972	448
1973	509
1974	1,075
1975	591
1976	538
1977	632
1978	620
1979	991
1980	1,199
1981	754
1982	1,122
1983	2,060
1984	614
1985	820
1986	729
1987	1,300
1988	665
1989	1,155
1990	795
1991	758
1992	1,011
1993	1,448
1994	941
1995	2,498
1996	916
1997	851
1998	1,251
1999	1,172
2000	1,508
2001	604
2002	718
2003	1,472
2004	948
2005	1,155
2006	1,260
2007	896
2008	830
2009	985
2010	1,217
2011	611
2012	568
2013	673
2014	812
2015	666
2016	1,096
2017	1,272
2018	574
2019	651
2020	687
2021	432
2022	985
2023	905
2024	502
2025	387
2026	309

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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 50	286
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1