Weather Records on 24 September 1949

554 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 1949. Highest significance: Malkapur, IN.

Key Facts for 24 September 1949

On 24 September 1949, 554 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
236 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 552 daily.
Malkapur set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 24 September 1949.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

554 stations

554 station records on 24 September 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Malkapur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pen	India	Record daily precipitation	271.8 mm (10.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ahmadnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watsons Bay (Vaucluse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burhanpur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bhir	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sutherland Mwsdb	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Somwarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalvan	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pilibhit City	India	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kilpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Raver	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jamner	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chandor	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ghoda Ambegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wollstonecraft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pachora	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guhagar	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Malegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Balandapara	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bankstown (Condell Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sirur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

554 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 160.

Records on 24 September 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 September 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 552.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

418 broken records

Margins by which the 418 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 157.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 1949

Top 20 records on 24 September 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 1949	Malkapur, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1949	Narooma Rvcp, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1949	Goulburn 2, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1949	Pen, IN	daily rain	271.8 mm (10.7 in)	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1949	Bigga (Woolbrook), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1949	Poronajsk, RU	daily rain	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1949	Ahmadnagar, IN	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1949	Watsons Bay (Vaucluse), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1949	Nandgaon, IN	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1949	Burhanpur Sr, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1949	Bhir, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1949	Seal Rocks Camping Reserve, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1949	Glenfield (Macquarie), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1949	Sutherland Mwsdb, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1949	Centennial Park, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1949	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1949	Sandvig, DK	daily high max	21.9 C (71.4 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	74 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1949	Somwarpet, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1949	Kalvan, IN	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1949	Karlsruhe, DE	daily high max	28.7 C (83.7 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	53 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

1803 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1949. 1949 had 554 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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	383
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1