Weather Records on 11 October 1949

835 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1949. Highest significance: Wallaceburg, CA.

Key Facts for 11 October 1949

On 11 October 1949, 835 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
528 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 785 daily.
Wallaceburg set a monthly record daily precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 11 October 1949.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

835 stations

835 station records on 11 October 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harsud	India	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Veedersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Maumee	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tobias Barreto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berasia	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hoshangabad	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murtajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Purwa	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boreli	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis St Louis UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Thomas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Telhara	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

835 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 241, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 287, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 251, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 11 October 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	241
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	287
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	251
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 11 October 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 50, daily 785.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

677 broken records

Margins by which the 677 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1949

Top 20 records on 11 October 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1949	Wallaceburg, CA	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1949	Rockville, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1949	Napoleon, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1949	Tuscola, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1949	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1949	Harsud, IN	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1949	Harrow Cda, CA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1949	Pana, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1949	Veedersburg, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1949	Lebanon 2W, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1949	Yuleba Garden St, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1949	Frankfort Disposal, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1949	Ft Wayne Maumee, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1949	Danville, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1949	Effingham 3SW, US	monthly rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1949	Ayrshire Downs, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1949	Morden Cda, CA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1949	Morrisonville 4 SE, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1949	Windsor, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1949	Tobias Barreto, BR	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	3 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

1793 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1949. 1949 had 835 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	864

Download the Data

Data for records on 1949-10-11: 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	613
20 to 40	49
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1