Weather Records on 12 October 1949

725 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1949. Highest significance: Stratford, CA.

Key Facts for 12 October 1949

On 12 October 1949, 725 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
343 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 702 daily.
Stratford set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 12 October 1949.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

725 stations

725 station records on 12 October 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lochnagar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Naradhan (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Comongin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boko	India	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Merrowie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Ringo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manpur(Tappa)	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biccavole	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kachugaon	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albilbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bindango	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dingee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
West Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wartook Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dug (Dag)	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emmet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calliope Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Adavale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Donegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

725 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 219, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 351, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 October 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	219
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	351
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 October 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 702.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

588 broken records

Margins by which the 588 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 1949

Top 20 records on 12 October 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 1949	Stratford, CA	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1949	Diamantina Lakes, AU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1949	Lochnagar, AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1949	Thylungra Station, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1949	Pine Hill Railway Station, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1949	Naradhan (Uralba), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1949	Comongin North, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1949	Telemon Station, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1949	Redford, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1949	Rainworth, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1949	Burenda, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1949	Guelph Oac, CA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1949	Boko, IN	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1949	Gillespie, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1949	Evora Station, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1949	Merrowie North, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1949	La Ringo, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1949	Quilpie Airport, AU	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1949	Manpur(Tappa), IN	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1949	Newport, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	42 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

1805 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1949. 1949 had 725 records.

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

Records on 10-12 in each year
Year	Records
1805	2
1809	1
1810	1
1814	3
1822	1
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	5
1879	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	14
1903	16
1904	30
1905	13
1906	16
1907	10
1908	13
1909	30
1910	13
1911	10
1912	30
1913	33
1914	17
1915	34
1916	29
1917	53
1918	29
1919	53
1920	79
1921	102
1922	21
1923	200
1924	129
1925	107
1926	201
1927	195
1928	714
1929	165
1930	606
1931	283
1932	398
1933	155
1934	477
1935	209
1936	301
1937	185
1938	470
1939	198
1940	235
1941	226
1942	540
1943	418
1944	274
1945	321
1946	554
1947	358
1948	311
1949	725
1950	594
1951	391
1952	352
1953	252
1954	911
1955	383
1956	899
1957	473
1958	448
1959	501
1960	449
1961	436
1962	971
1963	459
1964	636
1965	157
1966	423
1967	623
1968	443
1969	1,828
1970	763
1971	382
1972	412
1973	673
1974	369
1975	830
1976	582
1977	832
1978	525
1979	898
1980	741
1981	1,201
1982	777
1983	992
1984	636
1985	872
1986	1,510
1987	1,530
1988	1,015
1989	543
1990	1,325
1991	948
1992	865
1993	1,145
1994	934
1995	1,238
1996	816
1997	1,851
1998	741
1999	641
2000	1,095
2001	1,194
2002	1,139
2003	1,043
2004	750
2005	872
2006	1,357
2007	566
2008	1,669
2009	2,300
2010	797
2011	906
2012	921
2013	558
2014	514
2015	964
2016	374
2017	1,068
2018	1,195
2019	1,321
2020	655
2021	1,294
2022	439
2023	904
2024	958
2025	624
2026	710

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Data for records on 1949-10-12: 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	519
20 to 40	53
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2