Weather Records on 4 October 1949

491 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1949. Highest significance: Wahgunyah, AU.

Key Facts for 4 October 1949

On 4 October 1949, 491 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 483 daily.
Wahgunyah set a daily record precipitation of 43.4 mm (1.7 in) on 4 October 1949.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

491 stations

491 station records on 4 October 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 October 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	213.9 mm (8.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Piree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sankarankoil	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Finley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tocumwal Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cobram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fernihurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Creek (Leneva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Gaspard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burrowye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Langsloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Picola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Balmattum East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bethanga Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indigo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pondilafa	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nathalia (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rennie (Pine View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

491 records

Records set or tied on 4 October 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 399, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 4 October 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	399
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 October 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 483.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

452 broken records

Margins by which the 452 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 143.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 1949

Top 20 records on 4 October 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 October 1949	Wahgunyah, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1949	Albury, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 October 1949	Alvin, US	daily rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1949	Rutherglen Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1949	Beaumont City, US	daily rain	213.9 mm (8.4 in)	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1949	Corowa Airport, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1949	Mulwala Homestead, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1949	Anahuac, US	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1949	Woodbury, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1949	Lufkin Angelina Co AP, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1949	Chiltern (Post Office), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1949	Bungowannah Park, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1949	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1949	Wodonga Express, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1949	Piree, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1949	Huntsville, US	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1949	Numurkah Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1949	Yarrawonga Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1949	Sankarankoil, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1949	Finley Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	43 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

1795 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1949. 1949 had 491 records.

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

Records on 10-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1841	2
1843	1
1844	2
1847	2
1853	1
1859	1
1864	8
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	3
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	3
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	5
1905	11
1906	29
1907	10
1908	18
1909	13
1910	21
1911	23
1912	101
1913	12
1914	18
1915	13
1916	137
1917	157
1918	127
1919	30
1920	31
1921	46
1922	44
1923	21
1924	63
1925	130
1926	255
1927	172
1928	131
1929	339
1930	244
1931	361
1932	413
1933	299
1934	121
1935	833
1936	161
1937	483
1938	440
1939	345
1940	220
1941	850
1942	198
1943	426
1944	328
1945	543
1946	314
1947	592
1948	449
1949	491
1950	565
1951	617
1952	717
1953	358
1954	999
1955	630
1956	467
1957	533
1958	704
1959	812
1960	246
1961	758
1962	313
1963	528
1964	389
1965	760
1966	464
1967	440
1968	587
1969	628
1970	539
1971	361
1972	712
1973	604
1974	1,846
1975	681
1976	869
1977	517
1978	488
1979	733
1980	975
1981	994
1982	415
1983	762
1984	864
1985	863
1986	1,265
1987	1,502
1988	713
1989	742
1990	845
1991	813
1992	866
1993	956
1994	1,341
1995	1,192
1996	1,012
1997	928
1998	1,487
1999	1,596
2000	917
2001	547
2002	1,465
2003	610
2004	562
2005	1,973
2006	987
2007	997
2008	935
2009	1,431
2010	1,230
2011	919
2012	864
2013	1,130
2014	611
2015	741
2016	680
2017	780
2018	979
2019	1,131
2020	897
2021	644
2022	561
2023	936
2024	1,197
2025	979
2026	942

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Data for records on 1949-10-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	407
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1